title: The dying animal.
abstract: The study of animal death is poised to blossom into an exciting new interdisciplinary field-and one with profound relevance for bioethics. Areas of interest include the biology and evolution of death-related behavior in nonhuman animals, as well as human social, psychological, cultural, and moral attitudes toward and practices related to animal death. In this paper, I offer a brief overview of what we know about death-related behavior in animals. I will then sketch some of the bioethical implications of this emerging field of research.
authors.affiliation: , 146 Stone Canyon Dr., Lyons, CO, 80540, USA, jessicapierce.net@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Jessica
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pierce
mesh_terms: D000827:Animal Welfare; D000818:Animals; D001293:Attitude to Death; D001364:Awareness; D001522:Behavior, Animal; D001675:Bioethics; D003643:Death; D006801:Humans; D013315:Stress, Psychological